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NEW TO-DAY.
Notice..

TAXPAYERS OF SCHOOL DISTRICT
Il No. Is, Clatsop county, Oregon. met at
the school house In said district ar the date
and hour advertised Saturday. Aug. 9th,
PM and adjourned to meet In the dis
of August, A. ID, 1887, at the hour OF 8 O'Clock
pm. JAMES w. Welch.
Dist Chairman.
C. w. SHIVELY, Dist. Clerk.
Astoria. Aug. 9Th, 1887.
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City Taxes.

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT
IN the tax list OF the city OF Astoria, Clat-
sop county. Oregon. is now in my hands fol
the collection Of said taxes, and will remain
IN my hands for 30 days,
j. G. HUSTLER,
City Treasurer and Tax Collector.
Astoria, Oregon, August lst, 1887,
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- - y WI % IVo''
The Alaskan has been chartered and
every arrangement has been made to insure
a pleasant time to all participating.
There will be dancing at nwaco, and also
in the evening at Liberty Hall On the return
Of the steamer.
Tickets for the Round Trip, 81. 90.
Committee OF arrangements-Chas. Ror-
pela. A. 4. Allen, II. Jones. Gus Snugg.
The Western Amateur Band has been en-
gagged and will accompany the excursion.
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WEI.LSBURG.
a Matrimonial Hoom-Grnnd Lodge X. OF 2,
9 e Bishop !talu, ~. fll-

. -| 3
A Matrimonial uom-Gra Lodge X. OF r
Bishop Aain. ..l5
Charles D. Hall il Operating tina Brady
coal minea, on Buffalo creek, and doine
quite en- extensive business. =
The Grand Lodge OF the Knights al
Pythiss will meet here this morning at lC
o'clock in regular Beaaion. A number d
delegates have already arrived and ara
qusrtered at the Hudson House. Among
the prominent ones are John F. Smith,
Of Mideleway; J. 3. Watson, Aiiddleway :
J. Rufus Smith, Berkeley Springs; G. b.
ker, Msrtiusburg; ]. F. Stsub. Martins.
burg; ]. NJ. stsnly, Piedmont; Mayer
junker, Piedmont. :,
Tho boom in tho matrimonial market
still continues. On Sunday afternoon at
tho residence Of the BRIDES patenta, III.
Samuel shreeyes vaa married to Miss
A!ioha spfineboln by Rev. Father Rev.
nolda, in the preaonce;oi large circle Of
friends from s!euhenville, Midway and
Wellaburg. Tho presents were mum erous
and useful, The happy COUPLE, Left thu
came evening tor Midway, where they
will make their future home.
Bishop Kahn, OF Wheeling, conducted
Confirmation services 8. the Catholic
church here on last Sabbath morning
Out OF G clasa Of thirty eight there wers
thirty.four taken into the church, Biebon
ksin is very popular in Wellsburg and a
greet many turned out to hear him opssk
His talk to the class was very appropriate
and impressive. Afterwards be- del vesed
very able eesmon, to which the crowded
house listened attensively and pronounced
!. oSe OF the 1nest dlscourses ever deliy.
cred in Wellsburg. -"
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tTO-NIGHT'S CONTEST.
OVER TIE GAS rRusrEEsIllrs.
Tho Election BY Council Of u Hoard sub.
Z jeot Of Considerable Fable Intorsst.. Tho {,
Gentlemen Named for tho Posi-.
lions In and Undera tho Board.

The principal feature Of the regular
ssmi.monthly meeting Of Council to be-
held this evening viii be tho election Of a
new Board Of Gas, Trustees. Within the
past fcw days considerable interest has
been aroused In this matter, and the in.
dicationS are tina. the meeting will be
largely attended by both members and
those intetea!ed In the distribution OF tho
officers that 90 with tho Board.
Tho gentlemen mentioned in connec.
ton with the spopltions on the Board are
Mr.. Thomas E. Lswls, a member OF tho
present Board, Mr.. D. O. List, IT,, Mr.,
Myron Hubbard, Capt. Henry seamon,
Mr.. John Waterhouse, Mr.. W. A. Wilson
and DR.. Taylor. Tho indications last night
wero that Mr.. Walerhonse would certainly
be elected as the Democratic member Of
the Board, and the chances OF Mesars,
Lewis and List seemed to be the brightest
for the other two places. IA 4
For the positions under the Board,
which are appointiye, subject to condrma.
ton by Council, there are q number Of
interested candidates, each Supported by
his following Of friends. 1t is generally
conceded that Mr.. James Dillon will be
reinatated In his old positlon IS Superiu.
tendent Of the works. Sir' hi, ta5s
For the Office OF Secretary, Mr., Will B.
Day and Mr.. Will b. Fisher are candi.
datea. Mr.. VIII Mcclure has been men.
toned for the place, also Mr.. Ben List
Mr.. s. F. Fariu, the present Collector, has
also been suggested for the position by
GONG Of his friends. 8ir. Farls is al
aepirant for his present position, but Of
course he would not refuse the higher
Office il rendered him.
For Assistant Secretary, Mr.. Ed Carlin,
Mr. John Schellhase and Mr.. Harry
Houaer are named. For tho minor Offices
at the works there arc numerous appli
cants. Among them Ia Mr.. James Fal
loure, Of East Wheeling, who Il
being strongly doomed for tho Of
fee Of weigher by his friends
among them the members Of tho Black
Eagle Drum Corps. Of which he 10 . favor
ito member. He IL ofa delicate conatituD
ton, but works brsvely for his mother
aud his friends have long had their eyer
Oh this oilico for him. a
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mover been above 225. Until the new
company is incorporated its affairs viii DO
managed by a board OF trusteoa, ~ 4
X. toF r. GLAND LODGE.
Tue Delegates Gathering ut wellsburg for
e8rtet. tho Meeting. ~

es Ns'sb"NS' u"'SA"b ~ WeHhburk tor
"a tho Meeting.
The Grand Lodge Of Knights Of Pythiss
Of West Virginia meota at Wellsburg this
forenoon. Already number OF the OIL.
GERS and delegatea have arrived there.
The ncnalon promises to DO a notable one,
from the special efforts Of the Knishta and
people Of Wellsburg to mako the sojou,n
Of tho Visiting Knights there pleasant.
Yesterday ]. Ruins Smith, OF Berkeley
Springs, Grand Keeper of Records and
Seal, John F. Smith, OF Middleyay,
Grand Master Of Exchequer, John B.
Watson, OF Middleway, John +. s.sab and
Q. II. Beeher, OF Mar,insburg, George P.
Warner, Of keyser, W. F. Poo, OF Grafton
and other delegates passed through
Wheeling IN route. Capt. B. Stanley, oi
this city, the Supreme Representative,
will 20 up to-day, as will ALSO SQUIRE Z,ne
Phillips and other Past ChancelloIs, The
delegates from thin city are: s
Ohio Valley, B. W. Conley.
Baltimore Lodge, Thomas Doyle.
Gcrmania, Fred Thorn pson.
Black Prince, George W. Weisgo,ber.
Elm Grove, Isaac Linton. q.
A number Of nighta from Bridgeport
and steubenvillo expect to pay tho Crane
Lodge a Maternal visit ! f5 f5rG.
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bids on the furniture Tor the Court
houaa at St. GAINESVILLE will be openei
to-day. =
Charles CLARK and Wilson Lyles wero
lined 50 and costs yeate7day on chsrpe
OF being drunk and disoyaerly. They
worked 1t out. 81
The Foraker meeting to be held here
this evening is the talk OF tho town and
promises to be one Of the best Republican
meetings ever held in this vicinity. !.
Mr.. Morris Cops will leave on Wednea.
day Tor Cincinnati, where he will ioin
Messrs. ]. T. Hanss and George Ohessell
OF Martins Ferry, and accompany them
to Atlanta, Ga. -9I d. q :
John Warfeld and daughter, Eliza, Of
Quincy, Illinois, are visiting in this city.
Mr. Wartield was one OF Bridgeport's old
eat business men, doing large com.
mlEelon business here before tho war. I,
On Sunday evening services were held
IN tho new Presbyterian church at Pasco.
IN charge OF Rev. Mr. Hayes, and q con.
grcgation was organized OF twenty.eioht
msmbsra. The dedicatory services were
very appropriate. 2l 50 rs ~
The Cleveland, Lorain & Wheeling rail.
road has placed railing on either side Of
their track back Ct the Cleveland & Pitts
,biurgh depot for fifty feet, to prevent in.
Jury to persons installing the Cleveland
y Pittsburgh depot for Cleveland, Lorain
Y Wheeling, and jumping Of, which is
often done. :, m ~ J " =
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Strangers In the City mud Wheeling FOLKS
Abroad.
Mics Ella Shuttleworth, Of CatkEburg, is
in the city.
MI, Harry z;llikep. OF Wellsburg, was
in town Yesterday.
NJ, 7 NJ. Porter. Of Nav Cumberland,
vaa dawn yesierdav. - - : :
"Is u .,.sossIa - c,a;, /. nr,m;ront
L; Mansnetu' ~ a Usa'A' p 'l'"t'
"o,' o ~, ,t - v, :. Nav, Ma,.;n,
Goi. BOD McE'uo"ney, u aem ata ,a .tns
yil!e, WAs 'esls'e1 '' d. 'lte -"e'1oio e''e'
Jay.
Miss B. Glannon, OF Wheeling, has Or
ganized painting class at Bethel, over
the river. - -I q
Mr.. ]. Wylle NulhollsHd, OF Phlladel'
phia, is again he!e circulating among his
many friends. 5sa |.
Mr.. Alexander F. Campbell, we'll
known merchant Of Ravens wood, wso at
the McLure yesterday.
The Misses Dausherty, Of East Wheel.
ing, went 10 Wellaburg yesterday to at
tend the wedding Of their friend, Miss
Mamie Brady.
p " Smith. a graduate and aiteyward
n teacher in the State IJniversjtv. and now
= n er iawver NJ Minnesnolis. Mimi.
il v;sitinc his e;ater. Mra. Dr.. Stathers. OF
the sonth S;ie. - ~ -.
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Mrs. Bertha Baer, tho successor Of Mr..
kisner in the millinery establishment at
No. lO7l Main street, had her opening last
week, and it was a fashionable event
which has slnce been o fruitful topic OF
conversation among the ladies. The good
,aste displayed in the selection and ar.
rangemeu. Of goods, and the akill shown
by the employesin the handiwork exhib.
tied, were worthy Of, tho high praise
thoy have received. The latest styles
were correctly shown, but moro than this
Is true Of Mla. Bser'n millinery-.he ar.
tistic tasle In color and arrangement was
rare. Mira. Baer's establishment ia well
worth visit by any lady who has artistic
ideas about head wear, and thoso who
have not cannot do better than to rely on
the taste Of the proprietrcss and her corps
OF able assistants. 4. a q 81 & ~
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Yesterday afternoon Al Gaus and Gus
Rust went into Frank Healy's Garden
saloon, on Market street, and behaved in
such diBorderly manner that one Of the
employees, William Colvin, had to inter.
Zero. They resented this, and assaulted
him. A 6crspping match followed, and
Inter tho parties were locked up by Officer
West From all thAt could be learned OF
the matter Colvin wRs not at ell to blame,
but rather deserved credit for the plucky
efforts he made to enforce order. III
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or Local Gentlemen Who Own Horses,
75 Formed Last Night,
There was well attended meeting Of
gentlemen who own fine horaos at tho
Chamber Of Commerce rooms lsst oven.
ing, at which the preliminary steps we're
taken toward the formation Of Gentle.
mems Driving Association, modelled on
those Of other cities. About fifty horse
owners have signed paper agrssIny to
become members Of such an association,
and q majority Of these were present last
evening. There ia nc,.eason why u aour.
ishine organization should not exist bore,
and it is expected that one will be otarted.
next Monday evening, to which time the
meeting adjourned. It is the intention to
perfect the organization then. -1lI1s-3.r
The idea is to give races open only TO
the horses Of members, each owner to
drive and handle his own animal, the
contestto be for cup or other prize Of the
kind. Tho plan deserves encouragement.
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LOCAL pI,Ey1y1Es.
ba,tors OF niinor Moment ia and About
SKA tho CITY. N tigliNi, ~ M
FoRAxEE at Bridgeport This evening.
ONE marriage licanse was Issued yester.

." Ff tho City. N 0Ills.''d GghI
FoRAxEE at Bridgeport This evening.
ONE marrisge license was Issued yester.
day.
CouNoiL will probably have an interest.
Ing session this evening. 'ijg
Tux Allegheny Base Ball Club and Man.
pger Phillipn are at the Mcclure house.
: r, G. ADAMS, Of this city, will be master
Of ceremonies Of the Bsllaire regatta this
week. {s
A BEywcop child died short time ago
from eating paw'psws. Poison was the
Cause. 'T
The Council Committee on tho City
Prison met Last night and audited the
monthly bills. 5.a@
Orro, tho Clsripgton baibsr, was fined
s. and ccssg In police court yesterday for
carrying concealed weapons. nl-'gs
The Black Esele drum corps will head
the Wheeling delegation to the Foraker
meeting at Bridgeport this evening.
The public, or large part Of It, seemed
yesterday 10 have overlooked tho TACT that
the Circuit Court had adjourned. Scores
Of people went to the Public Building to
attend court. @jr ~.
THERE Ia hope tha. the rain ci yester.
day, which spoiled tho base ball game,
will compensate Tor this disappointment
| by wetting the bed oftho river and laying
The duet which hiss gathered there. s&
PATRICK M!1CuELL, q peddler who Hays
he has vile and family Of Bellaire, was
lodged in tho Central station last night OF
his own request, as he said he wac pursued
by persons who wanted to kill him. He
is thought TO DO crazy. 8e a
| JENNIE CoTrs was allowed to 70 yester.
day morning without having charge pre-:
ferrcd against her In the police court, on
promising 10 20 10 her homo down the
river a. once. She had not left the city at
4 o'clock, however. It Is Baid che has a
good home with her step.iather and her
tao!her, MI. and Mrs. Mcknight, alwaye
open to her. &
WILLIAM BAKER, son Of Van B. Baker,
VIE s,,ested Saturday night on the charge
OF drunkeNntss and disorderly conduct.
! He was lighting with another young mar
when competitor in the g!adiatorial con-
teut throw stone at him, breaking one
Of tho wirdoSs in SPIES store on Third
street. The other fellow 20! away.-Stea
bcnrille Guttits. A.. =
YESTERDAY morning at Mansfield. Pa,
the horse, buggy and harness OF DR.
Parker were stolen, and regular plague
OF horse ptealing and stable burglaries APP
peara to bsvo broken out sll along the
fpan Handle between Steubenviile and
Pittsburgh. Fnrners arc becoming alarm
ed and are taking measures leading to the
capture OF the thieves. The gang is doubt
lees theoame that has recently operated
nearer Wheeling.
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PRINTERS WILL iATsBITRATE.

1he state Board OF Arbitration will Settle
tho New York Troubles.
NV YORK, Oct. l0,-Tha State Board
OF arbitration met at the Metropolitan ho.
tol this morning for the purpose Of ad.
justing, ii posuiblo. the differences between
the book and job printers and their ON.
ployers. The trouble arose from the ,e.
fusal Of the employers to agree that their
establishments should be .'card otiicesn
and that all waees ahall be paid weekly,
i. l.. Definnc, representing the en-
p!ooyers' association, said he was willing to
submit the question to the board and j, Z.
smith, of Typographical Union No. 6,
was advised to got hia committee together
and Ascertain it they were willing to do
the same. and order the men to ROMAN at
work IN the meantime, All the printers
IN the trade we're to have struck at noon
to-day, but Smith has prevented it. IGlT
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Which was TO Operate the Hammond Steel
aud Nail Works. =
The E'ss Chicago Rolling Mill Com
pany, formed in Wheeling end chartered
by Secretary Of State Walker, with tbs
object OF leasing and operating the nail
factory at Hammond, Ills, has decided
not to carry out its intentions. Mensrs.
Wallace, Allen and tho others intereeted
will remain in Wheeling, except Mr.. al
Glass and Mr.. B. W. Peterson, who have
accepted positions in the works, which
have been Leased by Mr.. Towlo, and will
run them for him. Mr. silas Hathaway,
Of the LaBslle mill, who had been en-
gagged CD superintendent OF the works, will
aleo remain in Wheeling Had he como
10 Hammond it is understood that large
majority o! the workmen under him
would have been drawn from the Wheel
ing mills. It will therefore 10 aoen that
the change Of plan Of organization IL 6
great gain to Wheeling. Tho wisdon Of
those interested in giving up the origina,
scheme when thsy found it did not bear
out its early promise, 10 much commended.
The South Chicago LaGourer Of last week
has the following:
whats now in South Chicago ?" said
General florence to ye editor lost week,
as We met him in the hall Of the First
National Bank building in Chicago.
"1t's the same old atory about the Ham
mond nail works." we answered, "The
workmen expect to start up, but it don't
start worth cent; what's the matter any
how, Generai?" a5I:
"Why, the Wheeling syndicate wants
to back out and we are going to let 'em.
We shall cancel the lease with them, aud
Mr.. Towle will take tho lease Of the mill
himsslf, and ifyou go down on next Tues.
day you can get all the newa you want"
Having sent q reporter to Hammond fol-
the information, Mr.. Towle stated thet the
factory and mill would be etarted with the
present number Of nail machines, .10l.
And in consequence tho men who hold
jobs there are rejoicing. hir. Towls %.
cured tho reporter that all the men would
be retained in the positions held before
the stop. sss3 i IN 4
To this information may be added the
fact that the works will soon 90 on double
turn. ~ q l-sl7gsi y l4,e 80 l.tI So -
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Homo Talent at tho Grand.

The bills announcing the performance
to be given at the Grand Opera House
Thuraday evening, by the Mitchell 4 Du.
mont Specially Company Composed Of
Wheeling talsn), we're put up Saturday,
and have since been attracting consider
able attention. The company contains g..
!. Menkemitier, comic banjo soloist; John
Myles and Will Nesbitt, song and dance
artists, in new and artistic dances; Dave
White, the really clever Irish comedian !;
Matt Il. McNabb, tambo end man and spe-
cialty artist; Frank Dipger, with his won
deriulismAleimpe,eonations Alex. Stein
field, tho "Duteh" comedian; Charles
WEIGH, baritone singer; Eugene Hanke, in
his balancing on the high bar; Frank Ar.
nett, as inte,locutor; Il. Z. Walther, the
"Littlo JOKER" and Q. T.. Richardson,
tenor. -
s Reserved seats will be put on sale at
sheib's music store to-day, and those who
desire aeats should secure them at once as
large crowd ia pretty sure to be in at
tendance. 5-4sI. - ia ~
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THE OHIO CAMPAIGN.
GOV. fonAKri. AT nnlDoErogr
This Evening, to meet with n Glorious Re.
csption-WheelIug Going over In Force,
and belmont County Como out En-
nIaxse- Other MeetipEA over There.

The prospects now are that Governor
Foraker'a meeting OF Bridgeport this even.
ing. will be an old.faahIoned, rousing,
never.to.bs.iorgo!!en affair. Special trains
will be run from both Martins Ferry and
Bellalre to bring the large numbers Of
people who have expressed a deslre to at.
tend. An effort Is alao being made to
secure special train from St. Clalrsyills
to bring tho people Of the county sea.
down. l.l "a. Ql#
Wheeling will aend a good delegation
over. Those who deulro 10 hear Foraker
will moot In front Of the Lincoln club
rooms at 7 o'clock this evening. The
Black Eagle Drum Corps will head the
delegation, and II ia hoped that oil who
attend The meeting from this side will 20
In a body. 5'G1f en.i, q IN tiSftEg.S -
Mayors brass band, OF this city, will
furnish tho music at the meeting. The
speakers will occupy the balcony OF tho
Sherman house. '@8'1fl
This meeting bids fair to be as we'll
worth attending as two memorable once
across the river In tho past-the Gibson
meeting in 10 at Bridgeport and tho Gar.
field meeting Of the Same campaign at
Etnaville. Nobody who attended those
meetinea has ever regretted It. Gov.
Foraker tonight returns pretty near to
the scane Of his triumph over Gov. vii.
son at the close Of the Big Reunion, and
unayoidably his remarks this evening will
have somewhat OF a local cast, which will
add to tho interest for Wheeling people,
On Wednesday, October 10, Hon. John
Sherman and Hon. John Bingham will
addreas q meeting ut st. Clatrsville. That
evening Mr.. Sherman will come down 10
bellaire and spend the night. Thursday
forenoon he will spend in d tour Of tho In.
dustrisl establishments Of Bellaire, and
the same afternoon he will visit the iron
mills OF IE.navillo und the Martins Ferry
factories, leaving In the evening for Steu.
benville. a route to Salinevflle, where he
speaks Friday night. 5''F tJl
Governor Foraker speaks OF Ba,nesyille
this afternoon. Congressman Taylor
speaks at Buru Mills at an early day,
Gen. "BilP' Gibson and Hon. Chauncey
l. Filley speak at Bsllaire tomorrow eve.
ming. They are trying to get q epecial
train from st. Clairaville over tho St.
Clairsvillo Northern Railroad to the Glib.
son meeting to accommodate Coleraiu and
pesse township Republicans who wish to
attend. a5l's As A.
There wero we'll attended Republican
meetings at Maynard and Pennington
Saturday night. t,s'f S "
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MARTINS FERRY,
Death Of q Beloved Young.
aud General. ~ ti,55li-

and General. u, tis55z-
Baker Boyd, Of Bellaire, spent Sunday
in the city. ~. 5y51f,,.
Work on the power house sub.etructure
goes on rapidly.
Msssrs. Joseph T. Hanaa and George
Ohessell will leave to-day for Atlanta, Ga.
A little sou Of Mr.. Edwin Joint, former
y Of this city, died yesterday on Wheel.
ing Island. - 4, T. 4 :
For the latest fall and winter styles in
good fitting clothes, 20 10 F. Rub, uer.
chant tailor, Second street. fa,% -
The Buckeye glass works are running
night and day to keep up with tho largo
number OF orders constantly coming in. !.
On Saturday evening Mr.. Tie Huskins
gave an oyater supper to number Of his
friends at hi1 homo in the Harrison
building. "a 49, IL I1N.1.
Msasrs. Thomas Burton and William
Rsltz, who were go badly burned by the
along nicely. sSy i1,tf :. :
The funeral Of Mr.. Frank Groe-, Of lE!..
nsyille, took place Sunday afternoon at 8
O'Clock: The remains were inferred in
Weeks cemetery. 81 ~ IT,
A telegram was recsiyed here Yesterday
announcing the death OF Miss Berthe Gray,
aged twenty.oue years, youngest daughter
OF James A. Gray, President OF the Com.
msTcial bank, at Colorado SPRING., Col,
Miss Gray, who was we'll known and be-
loved by all who knew her, was taken
some time sincs on tour Of the West for
the benefit Of her health. having been a
consumptive long time. Her destination
was to have been California. Last week
they reached Colorado Springs, and on
Sunday the lady died. The news Of her
death will be Sad blow to her many
friends here and elsewhere, with whom
she was universal favorite. The remains
will be brought home for interment at
once. Il M : ~ :. =
!, ], A full dress rehearsal Of the cantata,
Queen Esther" was had last evening in
Lafayette Hall. This ia the last rehearsal.
and 1t is pleasing to note was COMO through
With most successfully, each ono acii1p
hls part to perfection. Prof. r. W. Soho,
teld has been untiring in his efforts to
make this production superior to all the
former, and by the way in which all did
tnelr parts last evening tits thought he has
go lar beenvery successful. The doors will
no OPENED Tomorrow evening at Lafsyette